1 Whether you have bipolar I or II disorder, you'll typically need mood-stabilizing medication to control manic or hypomanic episodes. 2  Examples of mood stabilizers include lithium (Lithobid), valproic acid (Depakene), divalproex sodium (Depakote), carbamazepine (Tegretol, Equetro, others) and lamotrigine (Lamictal). Antidepressants. 2  Your doctor may add an antidepressant to help manage depression. 3  Because an antidepressant can sometimes trigger a manic episode, it's usually prescribed along with a mood stabilizer or antipsychotic. 4  Antidepressant-antipsychotic.
One of the first things to do is throw away those Q-tips and never use them again. One possible cause of bleeding after a Q-tip use would be a ruptured eardrum or an abrasion/scratch in the sensitive ear canal area. Pimples can also form in the ear canal. It would take a hands-on otoscopic examination by a medical provider to know the exact source, and how to treat it.
This test measures how much of your blood is made up of red blood cells. Normal blood contains white blood cells, red blood cells, platelets, and the fluid portion called plasma. The word hematocrit means to separate. In this test, your red blood cells are separated from the rest of your blood so they can be measured.Your hematocrit (HCT) shows whether you have a normal amount of red blood cells, too many, or too few.To measure your HCT, your blood sample is spun at a high speed to separate the red blood cells.he word hematocrit means to separate. In this test, your red blood cells are separated from the rest of your blood so they can be measured. Your hematocrit (HCT) shows whether you have a normal amount of red blood cells, too many, or too few.